Oregon Township, Clark County, Indiana

Oregon Township
Township

Location of Oregon Township in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°33′02″N 85°38′28″W / 38.55056°N 85.64111°W / 38.55056; -85.64111Coordinates: 38°33′02″N 85°38′28″W / 38.55056°N 85.64111°W / 38.55056; -85.64111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clark
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 31.27 sq mi (81.0 km2)
 • Land 31.08 sq mi (80.5 km2)
 • Water 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation[1] 666 ft (203 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,769
 • Density 56.9/sq mi (22.0/km2)
FIPS code 18-56898[2]
GNIS feature ID 453693

Oregon Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,769 and it contained 692 housing units.[3]

History

Oregon Township was organized in 1852.[4] Oregon Township was purportedly so named because at the time of the township's organization, it was sparsely inhabited and considered as remote as the Oregon Territory.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.27 square miles (81.0 km2), of which 31.08 square miles (80.5 km2) (or 99.39%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.61%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries: Beswick (aka Walnut Hill), Covert, Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Goben, Hebron, Kern, Otisco, New Market Christian Church, New Market Presbyterian Church (aka Mt. Vernon), Sawmill Road, States, and Webb Farm.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. p. 14.
  5. ↑ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 369.
  6. ↑ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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